Rabu, 24 November 2010

Luc Besson - Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

Quote:At first glance, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec looked like a return to the epic scale of The Fifth Element but in truth it’s something stranger and just far more French than that.

Based on Tardi’s popular (in France) graphic novels, Adèle Blanc-Sec is a bestselling travel writer whose tales of strange lands and derring-do have made her a minor celebrity, but her expeditions are merely a cover for more philanthropic pursuits. If that leaves you thinking ‘Female Indiana Jones’ then you’re near the mark, but The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is closer to a cosy parlour comedy than the fast-paced action of the Indiana Jones series. There are tombs and traps aplenty, not to mention sinister opponents clad in trenchcoats, but the style of the film is very different.